Explore Comets and Asteroids! (eBook)

Anita Yasuda (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
96 Seiten
Nomad Press (Verlag)
978-1-61930-513-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Have you ever wished on a shooting star? Shooting stars often appear when the earth passes through the dust and debris left by a passing comet. Explore Comets and Asteroids! With 25 Amazing Projects takes readers ages 7 to 10 on a fantastic journey through space, where they investigate comets, asteroids, and lesser-known space wonders through 25 experiments and activities designed for curious kids.Readers learn about everything from the first asteroid discovered to many current spacecraft missions. They also investigate famous comets, such Halley's comet, which returns faithfully every 75 or 76 years.Learning about comets and asteroids means asking lots of questions. Could we live and work on asteroids? Why do we only occasionally see comets? Kids find the answers and more through hands-on projects and experiments that encourage them to be curious about how and why things work. Activities range from mapping the positions of celestial objects to designing spacecraft for asteroid missions. By combining science with activities, fun facts, and cartoons, kids will investigate, create, design, test, and redesign. Explore Comets and Asteroids! inspires kids to want to know more about how these rocky worlds formed and how they may have shaped life on Earth.

Autor

Anita Yasuda is the author of more than 100 books for children and adults, including Explore Simple Machines!, Explore Native American Cultures!, and Astronomy: Cool Women in Space for Nomad Press. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Books Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) and the Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP). Anita lives in Huntington Beach, California.Bryan Stone is a cartoonist and the illustrator of several books for Nomad Press including Explore Night Science!, Explore Flight!, Explore Rivers and Ponds!, Explore Rocks and Minerals!, Explore Electricity!, and Explore Honey Bees!. He lives in West Fairlee, Vermont.

Inhalt

•Timeline

•Solar System Map

• Introduction: Let’s Explore Comets and Asteroids!

Good Science Practices

Be a Sky Watcher

Science Scroll

Quadrant

•Chapter 1: All About Asteroids

Trojan Asteroids

The Force Is With You

Asteroid Cookies

•Chapter 2: Investigating Asteroids

Asteroid Model

Refracting Telescope

Topographic Map

Asteroids and Light

•Chapter 3: Minerals, Mining, and Asteroids

Understanding Color

Asteroid Samples

Asteroid Miner

•Chapter 4: Curious About Comets

Exploring Comet Orbits

Make Your Own Comet

Experiment With Landers

Create a Myth

•Chapter 5: Cool Comets

Time Travel

Solar Wind

Write Space Tweets

•Chapter 6: Mysterious Meteors

Watch the Perseids

Make Meteor Craters

Friction

Glossary Game

GlossaryMetric ConversionsResourcesEssential QuestionsIndex

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.7.2017
• Illustrationen: Bryan Stone
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 200 x 200 mm
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Naturwissenschaft / Technik
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Tiere / Pflanzen / Natur
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Lernen / Lernspiele
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Schlagworte: asteroids and comets for elementary school • asteroids and comets projects for kids • Astroids • astronomy for kids • Astronomy projects for kids • Black Holes • comets • Exoplanets for kids • exploring astroids • exploring comets • Exploring Planets • hands on science • hands on science for kids • How did our solar system form • Is there life on Europa • Planetary science for kids • project based learning • science activities for kids • science for elementary school • science projects for kids • Space Science • Space science for kids • Space science for kids, hands on science, science activities for kids, Science for elementary school, space science, black holes, hands on science for kids, project based learning, exploring planets, exploring comets, exploring astroids, what is an asteroid, Planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Gas Giants, Jupiter, Saturn, Ice Giants, Uranus, Neptune, Dwarf Planets, Ceres, Pluto, exploring the solar system, space science grades 3-5, Why isn’t Pluto a planet, How did our solar system form, Why does Saturn h • space science grades 3-5 • Steam • stem • The solar system for kids • what is an asteroid • Where do comets and asteroids come from
• ISBN-10: 1-61930-513-5 / 1619305135
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61930-513-7 / 9781619305137